List of political parties in Cambodia

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This article lists political parties in Cambodia. Cambodia is a one party dominant state with the Cambodian People's Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Political parties

Currently represented in Parliament

English Name	Khmer Name	Leader	Founded	Seats in the National Assembly	Seats in the Senate	Ideology
Cambodian People's Party	គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា	Hun Sen	1981	90 / 123	46 / 57	Liberal socialism
Cambodian National Rescue Party	គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ	Sam Rainsy	2012	29 / 123	11 / 57	Liberal democracy, Liberalism
FUNCINPEC	គណបក្ស ហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច	Nhek Bun Chhay	1978	2 / 123	0 / 57	Conservatism; Royalism

Minor parties

Name		Ideology	Leader(s)	Created
	Alliance of the National Community	Nationalism, Liberalism, Conservatism	Khieu Rada	1997
	Cambodian Democratic Society Party	Centrism, Liberalism	Thorng Sovannara	2008
	Cambodian National Sustaining Party	Liberalism, Centrism, Pacifism	Pen Sovann	1998
	Indra Buddra City Party	Buddhist socialism	Norak Attanak Vatano	2003
	Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party	Human rights, Liberalism	Hang Dara	2002
	Khmer Anti-Poverty Party	Nationalism, Anti-poverty, Liberalism	Daran Kravanh	2007
	Khmer Democratic Party	Conservatism, Constitutionalism, Royalism, Capitalism	Uk Phourik	1998
	Khmer Front Party	Ultranationalism, Liberalism	Suth Dina	2003
	Khmer Improvement Party	Left-wing politics	Lev An	1997
	Khmer Loves Khmer Party	Nationalism, Socialism	Hienh Theo	2008
	Khmer National Party of Cambodia	Nationalism, Liberalism, Conservatism	Sum Sitha	2004
	Khmer Neutral Party	Liberalism, Centrism	Bou Hel and Ty Chhin	1993
	Khmer Republican Party	Conservatism, Right-wing politics	Lon Rith	2006
	League for Democracy Party	Nationalism, Democracy	Khem Veasna	2006
	Society of Justice Party	Constitutionalism, Liberalism, Nationalism	Ban Sophal	2006
	Union of Cambodian Democrats	Nationalism, Royalism, Liberalism	Sam Rainsy, Norodom Ranariddh, Son Soubert	1997
	United People of Cambodia	Liberalism	Sarath Oeurn	2003

Historical parties

Name	Leader	Dissolved	Notes
Democratic Party	Norodom Phurissara	1957	Ruling party from 1946 to 1955.
Khmer Renovation Party (Khmer Renewal)	Sisowath Monipong	1955	Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum.
Khmer Serei (Free Khmer)	Son Ngoc Thanh	1976	Merged into the Khmer People's National Liberation Front.
Liberal Party	Norodom Norindeth	1955	The first Cambodian political party.
Nationalist Party	Norodom Ranariddh	2012
Pracheachon (People's Association)	Keo Meas, Non Suon, and Penn Yuth	1972
Progressive Democrats	Norodom Montana	1955
Republican Party	Sisowath Sirik Matak	1975
Sangkum Reastr Niyum (Popular Socialist Community)	Norodom Sihanouk	1970	Ruling party from 1955 to 1970.
Social Republican Party	Lon Nol	1975

See also

• List of political parties